Marquette Trails Festival

This race is FULL and the waitlist is open.
Here’s how the waitlists will work:
– Go to the registration site, hit the “join waitlist” tab and sign up on the waitlist.
– Racers will be selected by the order they sign up. If you are selected to register, you will receive an email from RunSignUp. You will have 48 hours to register. If you don’t sign up, it automatically goes to the next person on the waitlist!
We normally do not offer refunds because this is a fundraising event. But, because we anticipate a large waitlist, we are making an exception.

If you are registered for the race and cannot make it, please email us (marquettetrailsfest@gmail.com) to request a refund and let someone else race! You will make their day.

Refund Policy (ONLY if there is a current waitlist):
Before May 1st – 100% Refund
May 1st-June 12th – 50% Refund
After June 12th – No Refund
**Transaction fees will not be refundable
The competitive youth dual slalom is for youth aged 8-16. We also have a non-competitive dual slalom race for the kids that want to try the course out for fun, and not get timed.

The Youth Dual Slalom event brings head-to-head individual elimination racing to the Marquette Trails Festival.
Races will take an initial timed run down the dual slalom course. Their time will be used to 'seed' them into a position on a bracket (think NCAA tournament)
They will match up against their opponent over 2 head to head runs, one on each lane of the course with the winner (based on the fastest combined time of the 2 runs) advancing to the next round.

NOTES:
E BIKES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE RACED, WE KEEP IT OLD SCHOOL

Youth Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more race information and announcements.

This is a non-competitive dual slalom race for the kids that want to try the course out for fun, and not get timed.
Perfect for kids on striders or those who want to try out the course and not be pressured by the older riders. We will not be using the gate for this race, but if a rider wants to try it out, we can arrange that.


NOTES:
E BIKES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE RACED, WE KEEP IT OLD SCHOOL

Youth Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more race information and announcements.

The dual slalom event brings spectator-friendly, head-to-head, individual elimination racing to the Marquette Trails Festival.
Racers will be seeded based on an initial timed run, then placed into a bracket based on their seed (think NCAA tournament) where they will match speed and skill against their opponent with the winner advancing to the next round.

NOTES:
E BIKES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE RACED, WE KEEP IT OLD SCHOOL

No practice runs are allowed after timed seeding runs begin.

Each round will involve 2 runs against your opponent, one in each lane of the course. The faster combined time of the 2 runs wins the round.

Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more race information and announcements.

This race is FULL and the waitlist is open.
Here’s how the waitlists will work:
– Go to the registration site, hit the “join waitlist” tab and sign up on the waitlist.
– Racers will be selected by the order they sign up. If you are selected to register, you will receive an email from RunSignUp. You will have 48 hours to register. If you don’t sign up, it automatically goes to the next person on the waitlist!
We normally do not offer refunds because this is a fundraising event. But, because we anticipate a large waitlist, we are making an exception.

If you are registered for the race and cannot make it, please email us (marquettetrailsfest@gmail.com) to request a refund and let someone else race! You will make their day.

Refund Policy (ONLY if there is a current waitlist):
Before May 1st – 100% Refund
May 1st-June 12th – 50% Refund
After June 12th – No Refund
**Transaction fees will not be refundable

The Dual Slalom event brings spectator-friendly, head-to-head, individual elimination racing to the Marquette Trails Festival.
Racers will be seeded based on an initial timed run, then placed into a bracket based on their seed (think NCAA tournament) where they will match speed and skill against their opponent with the winner advancing to the next round.

NOTES:
E BIKES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE RACED, WE KEEP IT OLD SCHOOL

No practice runs are allowed after timed seeding runs begin.

Each round will involve 2 runs against your opponent, one in each lane of the course. The faster combined time of the 2 runs wins the round.

Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more race information and announcements.

All youth events are for those aged 16 and under.
The Marquette Trails Festival Youth Trail Run gives young racers a chance to experience the challenge of a competitive trail run in an age-appropriate distance.

Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more race information and announcements.

The Marquette Trails Festival 5k Trail Run is one of our premiere events. South Trails offers up beautiful and heart-pumping singletrack to enjoy.

Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more race information and announcements.

The Marquette Trails Festival fan favorite is back with the challenging and fun Twin Peaks Trail Run. The course is around 13 miles and will top out on both Marquette Mountain (ski hill) and Mount Marquette.

See marquettetrailsfestival.com for official maps.

Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more race information and announcements.

This enduro format race will feature mostly downhill segments of some of the most fun and challenging singletrack in the NTN South Trail system. Racers are timed on the designated runs only and can transition between course segments at a relaxed pace 'off the clock'.

E BIKES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE RACED, WE KEEP IT OLD SCHOOL

Racer categories:
Men's & Women's Open - 6 timed runs
Men's & Women's Sport - 4 timed runs
Men's & Women's Beginner - 2 timed runs
(Sport & Beginner will race at the same time, Open will race at a separate time. There will be no assigned groups besides this)

Podium categories:
Overall Beginner M & W (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Overall Sport M & W (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Sport M & W - 16 and Under (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Sport M & W - 40 and Over (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Overall Open M & W (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Open M & W - 16 and Under (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Open M & W - 40 and Over (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
If you get 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Overall in Open or Sport, you get bumped out of your age category.

Times from the runs are added together with place determined by overall time. You may only race each stage once.

The MTF Enduro is a points race for the Lake Superior Gravity Series. Participants will receive points based on their place in the category in which they are competing.

Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Practice is limited on race day due to Running events. If you would like to practice the courses it's best to do it prior to Race Day.

Courses will be released the week of the event. Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for course information.

*****To be scored appropriately for the Lake Superior Gravity Series, your race age is determined by your age on October 6, 2024*****

The Marquette Trails Festival Crit Race is a blast to race!

The Youth Criterium will be for anyone 16 years old or younger. We will run both boys and girls at the same time.

We will cap the event at 30 people.

The race is 2 laps around the main loop in the Rippling River Campground. The loop is just short of a 1/2 mile so this will be a short 1 mile race.

This is an all out sprint, no age classes and no categories. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places will be awarded for both Boys and Girls.

Have fun, be safe, and go fast.... in that order.

E BIKES ARE NOW ALLOWED TO BE RACED, WE KEEP IT OLD SCHOOL

Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more information and announcements.

The Marquette Trails Festival Crit Race is a blast to race!

The Klunker Criterium, dress up in costume if you please (please do!) and bring out anything but your race bike - (no road or cycle cross bikes..... bring your commuter bikes, dirt jumpers, downhill rigs, kids bikes, etc..... this is a fun class. If your bike looks too fast or doesn't fit our Klunker definition we will not let you race it). This race is for fun and glory only, if you want to win money or need to show off sign up for the Open category. Men and Women will race together in this category.

We will cap the event at 30 people.

The race is 3 laps around the main loop in the Rippling River Campground. The loop is just short of a 1/2 mile so this will be a short 1.5 mile race.

This is an all out sprint, no age classes and no categories. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places will be awarded for both Men and Women.

Have fun, be safe, and go fast.... in that order.

E BIKES ARE NOW ALLOWED TO BE RACED, WE KEEP IT OLD SCHOOL

Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more information and announcements.

The Marquette Trails Festival Crit Race is a blast to race!

The Open Criterium is an all-out race. Bring your fastest bike, bring your A-game! We will run the Women's event first and the Men's race will follow immediately.

The race will run for 20 minutes and will culminate with a 3 lap sprint finish. Anyone who is lapped during the 20 minutes will be pulled out of the race to keep the race safe and to allow for a full throttle final 3 laps. Each lap is just shy of a 1/2 mile.

We will cap both the Men"s and Women's classes at 30 people.

Women's race will go first, followed by the Men's immediately after.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd places will be awarded for both Men and Women.

Have fun, be safe, and go fast.... in that order.

Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more information and announcements.

The Marquette Trails Festival Crit Race is a blast to race!

The Open Criterium is an all-out race. Bring your fastest bike, bring your A-game! We will run the Women's event first and the Men's race will follow immediately.

The race will run for 20 minutes and will culminate with a 3 lap sprint finish. Anyone who is lapped during the 20 minutes will be pulled out of the race to keep the race safe and to allow for a full throttle final 3 laps. Each lap is just shy of a 1/2 mile.

We will cap both the Men"s and Women's classes at 30 people.

Women's race will go first, followed by the Men's immediately after.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd places will be awarded for both Men and Women.

Have fun, be safe, and go fast.... in that order.

Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more information and announcements.

The MQT Trails Festival Cross Country Mountain Bike race takes place on trails that have been rated among the best in the nation for mountain biking. The Youth race gives riders 16 and under a chance to taste a smaller portion of these trails.

The race will be held on beginner or very mild intermediate trails appropriate for most young riders with decent bike skills. Racers will get about 1.5 miles of singletrack.

NOTES:
E BIKES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE RACED, WE KEEP IT OLD SCHOOL

Youth MAY participate in both the youth and the cross country bike race.

Youth Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one Hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more race information and announcements.

The MQT Trails Festival Cross Country Mountain Bike race takes place on Marquette's South Trails which have been rated among the best in the nation for mountain biking. Riders will experience a great variety of trail types including flow trail segments, classic bench cut singletrack of varying difficulty, long climbs, fast descents and of course lots of technical singletrack. Short segments of 2 track and road are used to accommodate passing.

The long course will be around 21 miles, the short will be around 12 miles.

E BIKES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE RACED, WE KEEP IT OLD SCHOOL

Participants will receive a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more information and announcements.

The Marquette Trails Festival Downhill race will test riders' ability on the fast and challenging Marquette Mountain downhill course.

New for 2024 will be a more traditional format. Riders will have a seeding run in the morning after practice, a small window for more practice, and a final SINGLE run. No more best-of-two runs. We will require that the top 20 male riders and top 6 women riders drop in the correct seeding order and all the rest of the riders will drop before the top 26 go.

MTF DH podium categories:
Overall M & W (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
M & W - 16 and Under (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
M & W - 40 and Over (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
If you get 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Overall, you get bumped out of your age category.

The MTF Downhill is a points race for the Lake Superior Gravity Series. Participants will receive points based on their place in the categories listed above.
*****To be scored appropriately for the Lake Superior Gravity Series, your race age is determined by your age on October 6, 2024*****

E BIKES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE RACED, WE KEEP IT OLD SCHOOL

Full-face helmets are MANDATORY. You can not race with a half shell.

Entry fee includes lift ticket and a commemorative Marquette Trails Festival Hat (one hat per participant even if competing in multiple festival events).

Watch the MTF website and Facebook page for more race information an announcements.